Wal-Mart Gives To Legal Aid

By STAFF REPORT

Posted: November 15, 2009 at 5:27 a.m.

FAYETTEVILLE  A fundraising effort to support legal services for Arkansans who cannot afford them got a boost this week when the Wal-Mart Foundation and the Wal-Mart Legal Department announced a $100,000 grant.

The donation is part of a statewide fundraising drive kicked off Oct. 1 at the Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville by the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission.

Through the grant, Legal Aid of Arkansas will create a medical-legal partnership to provide clients access to legal services on-site in clinical health care settings.

In addition, Legal Aid of Arkansas and the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission will use the money to address issues raised by low-income clients, including family law, consumer practice, financial, housing and employment matters.